Van der Vaart, who joined Tottenham from Real Madrid in 2010, has two years remaining on his four-year contract at White Hart Lane.

Hamburg billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuhne has called on fans to part-fund the potential transfer of the Tottenham Hotspur star footballer.

“I do not want to say the names of other players we want to buy. We knew from the beginning which players we want to buy”, Hamburg head coach Thorsten Fink said.

“We need another central midfielder, a playmaker and a central defender. We need to buy someone in that position after what happened in the past few weeks.”

The Netherlands international is reportedly nearing an exit at White Hart Lane, with a number of clubs interested in the 29-year-old.

Kuhne reportedly thinks that a Hamburg return could be a possibility for the player, who made a total of 112 appearances for the club, between 2005 and 2008, with a potential outlay of €35 million (£27.5m) in transfer fees and salary.

“I do not want to take over for the most part. But whether I would participate or not is another issue,” he is quoted as saying by Bild.

“I would have suggested… If 60,000 members could come together and spend an average of €100, it would be a considerable sum.

“If you can mobilise only half of that, it would be a great thing.”

Dutchman Rafael Vandervaart and his wife Sylvie were recently on holiday at La Sala Beach Club and in St. Tropez.